Universal basic income debate in the 21ST century

The roots of basic income can be easily found before the 21st century, but it is very common to see the implementation and evaluation of this concept in this century. Many countries try to implement pilot projects in specific regions and then to evaluate the results. The first question to reply is what are the basic motivations to have basic income programs. The modern welfare states can’t be described as successful for solving the problems of the 21st century, but by implementing basic income they use it as a way of maintaining their sustainability and legitimacy. In addition to that, it can be seen as a tool in order to cope with the crisis of the capitalist system. While an increasing demand has shown up to implement universal basic income for alleviating the effects of the global pandemic, this research tries to present the main features, advantages, and disadvantages of universal basic income.